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AIBU?

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to not have a kitchen bin?

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hoops997 · 07/05/2012 14:32

In the title really, DP thinks I'm odd not having a bin in my kitchen.

My wheelie bin is just outside my back door so I just open the door and put my rubbish in there, I don't use bags but have my wheelie bin cleaned regularly, I don't see a problem, I also recycle everything that I can.....

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startail · 07/05/2012 17:46

We were never allowed to put anything faintly smelly in the kitchen bin, it had to go in an old box or pot on the draining board, then the whole lot went to the bin outside.
Drove be insane, We had a bright yellow bin. I wanted to put things in it!

TheProvincialLady · 07/05/2012 17:57

If you have a carrier bag in the kitchen and put it in the wheelie bin every night, how is that less smelly than having a bin that also gets emptied every day? Surely a bin is more attractive than a bulging plastic carrier bag (they have holes in so risking leaks)?

We have a small brabantia bin with a very close fitting lid, that gets emptied and washed every night. It doesn't smell and it has a compartment for compostable items.

It's up to you how you manage your rubbish OP, but it sounds like a lot of faff and your wheelie bin must be absolutely grim before you get it cleaned. Surely it would be better to at least put stuff in carrier bags first?

Sassybeast · 07/05/2012 18:00

Doesn't the fact that you are opening the back door every turn about, letting the heat fly out, kind of negate any environmental benefit to recycling ? I only have a small bin but i couldn't manage without one at all. I think....

zukiecat · 07/05/2012 18:02

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VelmaDaphne · 07/05/2012 18:03

You must have to open your back door 25 times a day! Is there a particular reason you don't want a kitchen bin?

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hoops997 · 07/05/2012 18:10

My door isn't open 25 times a day! I live here with my 2 year old DS, how much rubbish do you think I generate? Also if you read upthread most packaging is thrown away on shopping day

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TheProvincialLady · 07/05/2012 18:14

Do you buy mostly prepared food? Because I am just imagining the number of times I would have to step outside just to cook one meal!

Ben10NeverAgain · 07/05/2012 18:17

I couldn't deal without a bin. I have a Brabantia one that fits inside my cupboard but only tetrapacks and a tiny amount of rubbish goes in that. Then we have a compost caddy and a bin that i put the recycling in before it goes into the bags outside. I do agree that I wouldn't want a big Brabantia. I had a mid-sized one and I hated it as I could never get the bags out

Rezolution · 07/05/2012 18:18

Well, just found this thread. Must admit we do not have a kitchen bin. That is because of the layout of the kitchen - it had one which went inside the base unit cupboard but it broke and we couldn't get another one so...
Our method is a carrier bag on a hook on the back door!
Now that we do not get carrier bags in Wales we have had to buy (shock/horror) some bags with handles.
I tie the top and put it in our black bin ready for collection.

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hoops997 · 07/05/2012 18:19

I buy frozen veg cause I only cook for myself most of the time, DP eats at mine a few nights a week and DS eats at nursery, it's when DP cooks that he gets annoyed at no bin, I must admit I'm used to it now

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Ben10NeverAgain · 07/05/2012 18:21

Rezolution this bin is fantastic

AceOfBase · 07/05/2012 18:25

I don't have a bin either. I don't have much rubbish though as most things are recyclable/compostible. I put my rubbish in small bin liners and take it out everyday. I don't see the need to buy a bin really.

satonawall · 07/05/2012 18:31

I don't have a bin. I put all my rubbish in a carrier bag in a plastic storage basket in the cupboard under the sink. I tie up the carrier bag by the handles and put it in the wheelie bin every evening. This system has served me well for 11 years.

Rezolution · 08/05/2012 12:05

Ben10 I should have added that the unit has been replaced with something else (dishwasher I think) so there is nowhere for a bin to go. Thanks anyway.

squoosh · 08/05/2012 12:07

I purchased a bin online two months ago from made.com.

Hopefully I will receive it on Saturday!

TWO MONTHS! I'm gonna lick this flippin' bin.

TheRealMrsHannigan · 08/05/2012 12:08

I'm the same OP, my kitchen is quite small and the way it is laid out means there is nowhere for a bin to go without me bumping into it or it sticking out awkwardly, so we just use a small plastic bag and take that out to the larger wheelie bin daily, much less hassle imo and I never have to worry about cleaning out a smelly bin etc :)

Debsbear · 08/05/2012 12:08

Hmm, if I could convince my DH that this would work I could fit a dishwasher into my kitchen!!

LtEveDallas · 08/05/2012 12:11

We don't have a bin. Everything recyclable / compostable goes straight outside, everything else goes into a carrier bag then the general bin.

I hate the thought of a bin in the kitchen.

laurenamium · 08/05/2012 12:16

Im in the no bin camp! If I'm cooking a big meal the smaller rubbish goes into the bigger rubbish and they all go in the wheelie bin after I've finished making rubbish! There's no room in my kitchen for a bin

PatronSaintOfDucks · 08/05/2012 13:50

I don't know about BU, but it would drive me mental. My MIL does not have a bit, but has the plastic bag business going. She is a wonderful woman, but this plastic bag issue is seriously awful. It just hangs on doorhandles or sits on the kitchen tops looking totally gross. It does not matter that it's put out every day or several times a day. You have to look at rubbish all the time anyway.

I am planning to compost, and I am ordering one of these wonderful things: www.amazon.co.uk/Typhoon-Vintage-Kit-Compost-Caddy/dp/B0046A8RUK/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1336481254&sr=8-6

I'd hate to run outside for every single carrot peel or a dirty nappy. It's so wasteful on the energy. I also clean while I cook, so would hate all the trimmings and peelings piling up on kitchen tops while I am making dinner.

Why faff about with getting the wheely bin professionally cleaned every two weeks? It just sounds like so much inconvenience.

PatronSaintOfDucks · 08/05/2012 13:51

satonawall, I think your system technically counts at having a bin. It's just your bin happens to be a bucket. Same thing.

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hoops997 · 08/05/2012 14:21

patron I get the bin cleaned because I don't bag my rubbish, I don't use carrier bags or bin liners, I have my shopping delivered with no bags and always have a shopping bag in the buggy if I'm out and about, there are too many horrible plastic bags in this world, glad I'm not the only loon who doesn't have a kitchen bin

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PatronSaintOfDucks · 08/05/2012 14:49

whisper: you can get biodegradable bin liners made out of recycled materials. I seriously doubt that they have a higher environmental impact than fortnightly professional wheely bin cleaning with god knows what frog-killing cleaning products.

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